Chapter 6Networking with the Pi
Like any computer, the Pi gets even more exciting the moment you connect it to a network. Suddenly, you can use the Pi for everyday tasks, such as surfing the Web or tweeting messages. You also can make the Pi accessible via Secure Shell, so you can securely and conveniently work on it from another computer. You can even share the Pi’s graphical desktop with your PC over a network, and vice versa.
In addition, you can use the Pi as a cheap but powerful web server that not only serves static content, but also is able to run web applications written in languages such as PHP, for example.
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